Monday, August 27, 2007
Late Nights.Yup, i find myself unable to sleep before 1am now, usually only start to think about sleeping at 2. This is not a good trend, i'll find myself sleeping in lectures if this keeps up. Would probably help if i don't drink coffee at 10+ though, heh. Oh well, that's the benefit of not having that many classes (at least, not yet. could have morning classes from monday-thursday in october). not helping my pimples and eye bags either. i really should start sleeping earlier.
just watched nani belt a 30ft rocket past paul robinson earlier.. great way to finally kick start man u's season. of course ferguson's tactics still leave much to be desired.. bringing on fletcher for tevez in the late stages of the game meant no striker on the field. what a joke. and giggs is really past it now. last season was already a disaster, and now its just getting ridiculous. bring in anderson and dong pls! let the youngsters show us what they're all about. its one thing to have experience on the field, but if you can't keep up with the pace of the game anymore, you should take a step back, and play less minutes.
Unlike us, of course, who have just started Uni after 3 years of inactivity. yes, army was a waste of time. yes, we might need some time to get back into the flow of studies. But we'll soon get the hang of it, and with any luck be pushing ourselves to our limits. at least that's what i hope i can do. its time to finally find out what i'm made of. army did test my character and mental capabilities to some extent, but nowhere near what i hope to get out of university. its all or nothing now! hahaha.
and as i say that, i already find myself struggling to wrap my head around statistics :s ugh. i hate maths. and not to mention i now find myself without a working calculator, with the need to have one by tuesday for my very first quiz. yup, quiz in the 2nd week, yay! =p think i might just buy a new one.. i guess its always handy to have one.
oh well. i'll soon be caught up in school stuff.. hope i don't end up biting off more than i can chew.
im burning through the sky, yeah.
200 degrees, that's why they call me mr farenheit.
im travelling at the speed of light
i wanna make a supersonic man out of you
or so it seems, at 1:54 AM
Friday, August 24, 2007
if and only if.Yesterday was probably the most difficult driving experience i had to endure. Just the day after my accident no less. It never rains but pours, and it really WAS pouring yesterday. But first, the accident. After sending Navin off at Changi, i drove out of the carpark and into the middle turning lane that connects to the road leading to PIE/AYE. There were 3 lanes for turning, and a Nissan took the outer most lane to my right. After waiting for some cars to pass, both of us started to turn out onto the main road. However, Nissan dude (for whatever reason) decided to make a super sharp turning, cutting infront of my car and then accelerating away. Sadly for him (might have been worse if i hadn't braked) the front of his nissan cleared my car, but his sharp turn led to the rear left panel/bumper catching the front edge of my car.. and SCRUNCH. his bumper dislodged and he drove on for 20m before pulling over to the side of the road. Ok that's a lengthy description, but to sum up he had no more bumper and i had a scratch on my Toyota. *that is why you buy toyota and not nissan, ladies and gentlemen.
so anyway with that out of the way! driving home from school yesterday was horrendous. visibility was minimal, maybe 3-5metres at most. And the roads were started to collect a lot of water. This led to 2 horrifying moments. 1st moment (i feel like im teaching a physics class)
occurred along park mall, after fort canning tunnel. Warning: if it rains, do NOT drive in the left-most lane. It had so much water that it felt like my car was just gliding through, spraying water in all directions. You know how if you're driving fast along an expressway and there is a puddle to the right side (assume you're in the rightmost lane)? when your tire catches the puddle, you tend to lose control of the car for a split-second. Not dangerous if you're alert and keep the steering wheel straight. But still scary. Imagine having that sensation for a few seconds, that was what is was like.
2nd moment. Idiot in BMW behind me at tanglin junction, at a red light. Light turns to green, infront is a merging lane. This asshole revved his engine and overtook me in the merging lane, and in the process sprayed water all over my windscreen. Result? Complete loss of visibility for a good 2 seconds as my wipers had to deal with all the extra water. Asshole.
3rd moment. ok this isnt really driving related, but when you see the whole bolt of lightning come down and seemingly strike the ground somewhere infront of you, its scary. Heart in throat kind of feeling lol.
4 different situations, and only one led to an actual accident. At least nobody was hurt.
And so the 1st week of school draws to a close! and now i better get ready for pol sc at noon.. i hope its fun.
or so it seems, at 10:35 AM
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The beginning of a beautiful friendshipits a new beginning at last. after 10 months of inactivity and general bumming around, school is finally here! and for the first time i feel motivated to do well.. i can feel the pressure of my own expectations. which is weird, but at the same time strangely refreshing.
yesterday was the first of many departures in the next 2 months.. i hope i made the right choice by staying behind in singapore. its not so much that i regret not applying/going, but more of the 'what if?' phenomenon.. seeing the people you've known for years leaving isn't easy. especially when they're the main reason the past few months have been bearable.
on a positive note, smu has been pleasantly surprising thus far. had zero expectations when the first events started taking place, but i've thoroughly enjoyed myself thus far. and with the actual schooling about to begin, things might just be on the up and up. a little positivity goes a long way in ensuring i survive the next 4 years.
oh, and did i mention how much i love my macbook pro? no? well, i love my macbook pro.
it ROCKS MY SOCKS! =D
or so it seems, at 3:28 AM
